World Power Plants

Chemnitz4.4 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Chemnitz is a 4.4 MW solar power plant in Germany, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #493 of 743 solar plants in Germany, Chemnitz represents 0.06% of the nation’s total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Chemnitz 37.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Markersbach Pumped Storage Power Plant (1,045.5 MW, Hydro), Markersbach (1,045.2 MW, Hydro), and Tusimice power station (800 MW, Coal). The facility is situated in Saxony, approximately 100 km southwest of Dresden.

Capacity
4.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
SolarWorld AG
Location
50.8073°, 12.9209°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,128. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #30,307 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,148 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

SolarWorld AG operates 62 plants totalling 580 MW

Regional density

200 plants within 100 km, 18,752 MW combined

Nearest plant: Chemnitz Nord power station (5.5 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 50.807300, 12.920900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Chemnitz is a solar power plant producing approximately 7 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Germany
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
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